Peleg lived thirty years, and became the father of Reu.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
- BSB When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
- NKJV Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
- NASB Peleg lived thirty years, and fathered Reu;
- NLT When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
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Quick answer
Peleg fathered Reu at age thirty, continuing the descent toward Abram. The chosen line presses on through ordinary births.
Overview
Peleg, born in the time of the earth's division, now fathers Reu. The narrowing genealogy keeps the reader's eye on God's single redemptive thread running through human history. What looks like a simple family record is in fact the backbone of the covenant story leading to the gospel.
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- Luke 3:35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
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